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*Ohio Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday August 06, 2025 ( 11 items )  

755 ISRG Reserve Airmen deliver critical intelligence, shape global operations
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 755 ISRG Reserve Airmen deliver critical intelligence, shape global operations * * Published Aug. 5, 2025 * 755th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- In testament to their unique agility and specialized expertise, Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 42nd Intelligence Squadron (IS), 718th IS and 63rd IS of the 755th Intelligence, Surveill  more

AFIT's Gen AI Guidebook: A Valuable Tool for Educators and Students
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AFIT's Gen AI Guidebook: A Valuable Tool for Educators and Students By Jaclyn Knapp As the popularity of artificial intelligence continues to increase, to assist Department of Defense educators with adapting Generative AI into technical or non-technical fields of study, a collaboration of instructors and professors from the Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineerin  more

Chairman Jim Jordan Leads Delegation on Free Speech in Europe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Jim Jordan Leads Delegation on Free Speech in Europe House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) recently led a bipartisan group of committee members to Brussels, Belgium; London, United Kingdom; and Dublin, Ireland, to meet with EU and UK government officials, American companies, free speech advocates, and other stakeholders. "N  more

Economic Research Service: U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

FLRA Issues Decision Regarding National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 105 Vs. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5980) on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION CHAPTER 105 (Union) and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (Agency) 0-AR-5980 DECISION August 5, 2025 * * * Before the Authority: Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman, and Anne Wagner, Member I. Statement of the Case Arbitrator Carol A. Vendrillo issued an award finding the Agency  more

METC, partners get realistic dementia experience
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * METC, partners get realistic dementia experience * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Thirty volunteers assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute, Navy Medicine Training Support Command, 32d Medical Brigade, and the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently had the opportunity to p  more

Ohio State Auditor: Finding for Recovery Against Former Wellington Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Repaid Under Audit
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery Against Former Wellington Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Repaid Under Audit COLUMBUS -- A finding for recovery of $25,200.50 was issued Tuesday against a former superintendent for Wellington Exempted Village Schools, who was improperly paid for excess vacation days. Edward Weber repaid $4,211.05, and the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. repaid ano  more

Rep. Castor Introduces Bill to Ban Utility Companies from Manipulating Elections, Misleading Voters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Castor Introduces Bill to Ban Utility Companies from Manipulating Elections, Misleading Voters * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) reintroduced legislation to prohibit utility companies from using ratepayer dollars to fund political activities, including the use of 'dark money' to fund 'ghost candidates' and undermine public trust. Florida households already face some of the highest electric bill  more

U.S. Border Patrol agents save teens in water rescue
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Border Patrol agents save teens in water rescue * PORT CLINTON, Ohio - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Sandusky Bay Station rescued two teenagers Sunday after they were ejected from their personal watercraft and the vessel started to sink. The dramatic rescue is the first for the Sandusky Bay Station Marine Unit, which began patrolling Lake Erie abou  more

U.S. Geological Survey Maps Glacial Deposits in Tri-State Area
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency details the hydrogeology of glacial deposits across a multicounty area of southeastern Michigan, northeastern Indiana, and northwestern Ohio. The report, 'Hydrogeologic Mapping and Three-Dimensional Geologic Modeling of Glacial Deposits in a Multicounty Area of Southeastern Michigan, Northeastern Indiana, and Northwestern Ohio' (Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5008), w  more

USGS Contributes to National Atmospheric Deposition Program to Monitor Air Quality
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have issued 'The U.S. Geological Survey National Atmospheric Deposition Program, National Trends Network, 2023,' a General Information Product 258 dated August 2025. This publication details the USGS's ongoing partnership with the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP), a collaboration that helps verify the effectiveness of the Clean Air Act and provide data to protect human health a  more